Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) to avoid eye strain
C) only if you don't have glasses
D) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) skip it and go to the next part
B) try several methods until something works
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) ask the teacher before you start
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) taken home
C) dumped into the sink
D) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) apply first aid yourself
B) tell the teacher at once
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) slippers
B) closed-toed shoes
C) open-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) not dangerous
C) always against the rules
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) your lab partners
C) the custodian
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) the protection of you and your clothing
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) others to put away
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) nhale deeply
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
B) read all the directions
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) all of these
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wash your hands with soap and water
  • 14. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) wipe your hands on a classmate
B) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
C) wipe your hands on your pants
D) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
  • 15. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) sun glasses
B) Safety glasses
C) Lab coat
D) gloves
  • 16. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) worn a hat today
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) Water from the sink
C) The fire blanket
D) the fire extinguisher
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) After school
B) while you are working
C) Next week
D) before you start
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) ask the nurse.
C) your hand must be wet
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) toward you and away from others
B) toward you and others
C) away from you and others
D) away from you and toward others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour them at the same time
B) pour acid into water
C) let the teacher pour them
D) pour water into acid
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) true
B) False
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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